Keynote

Commonly based on having the patient reveal one unusual symptom that has been recorded in the repertory.

More properly seen as a way to reduce the number of symptoms to a few generals that will match few remedies.

Selecting one very peculiar symptom to base a prescription on is best left to a very experienced repertorizer. – Kent

Pros

Quickly leads to a unique remedy which very often produces a cure.

When dealing with generals, will reduce the amount of work of repertorizing.

Finding the one appropriate peculiar keynote happens rarely and is difficult to extract from patient.

Much experience is needed to select the best symptoms that are appropriate to keynote prescribing but should be always held as a goal.

Patient: My eyes are not doing well. My stomach is upset a lot. My heart has a palpitation. I yawn a lot.

Homeopath: So is there anything unusual that people notice about you that is different from most people?

Patient: Well, when people crumple up paper in the office or sometimes just rustle them around on their desk, I go crazy. (Agar.)